It was a British core, as Wenger described it. A response, perhaps, to players born abroad who don't have the same connection with a club, making it easier for them to jump ship when things don't go the way they want or...

It's been another season of injuries and frustrations for Theo Walcott.

Theo Walcott will probably start for England against Italy on Tuesday, largely thanks to injuries to Danny Welbeck and Raheem Sterling. Frankly, Walcott was fairly lucky to be selected for the squad in the first place given his relative lack of action this season, and will now get his chance due to others being indisposed.

At the moment, that looks like the only way he's going to get into the Arsenal team too. Since returning from injury in November, Walcott has found himself some way down the pecking...